Karl Lagerfeld weighs-in on John Galliano scandal

Never one to shy away from expressing his opinion, Karl Lagerfeld is the latest fashion personality to speak out about the John Galliano scandal, and as we'd expect, he doesn't hold back, telling
WWD
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"I'm furious, if you want to know. I'm furious that it could happen, because the question is no longer even whether he really said it. The image has gone around the world. It's a horrible image for fashion, because they think that every designer and everything in fashion is like this. This is what makes me crazy in that story. The thing is, we are a business world where, especially today, with the Internet, one has to be more careful than ever, especially if you are a publicly known person. You cannot go in the street and be drunk - there are things you cannot do… I'm furious with him because of the harm he did to LVMH and Bernard Arnault, who is a friend, and who supported him more than he supported any other designer in his group, because Dior is his favourite label. It's as if he had his child hurt."

Looks like Galliano is going to have to do some serious groveling if he wants to show his face in Paris again.